Kunefe Turkish Cheese Dessert

Ingredients

1⁄2 package shredded phyllo dough, also called kadafi

8 tablespoons melted butter

1 1⁄2 tablespoons milk

1⁄4 lb fresh buffalo mozzarella, grated

12 ounces ricotta cheese

1⁄2 cup ground pistachios

2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

1⁄8 teaspoon grated fresh nutmeg

3 cups water

1 1⁄2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Place kadafi in a food processor and chop up finely, or chiffonade by hand
Add butter and milk and line a 8 inch square heavy baking dish with half of this mixture.
Mix the cheeses with the pistachios, sugar& nutmeg and spread onto shredded filo.
Top with the remaining shredded pastry.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Make a sugar syrup by boiling water with sugar and lemon juice.
Cook until reduced by a third and it becomes nice and thick.
When kunefe comes out of the oven, ladle 2/3 of the hot syrup over it and save the rest to pass while eating.

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